I have been a member of Civil Air Patrol since 1987. I joined as a cadet at the age of 16. You can do the math... I am obviously a senior member now, having been a member longer than many cadets have been alive. I am happily turning 35 in less than a week. More happily I am a mom, thus the user name. I have 10 year old twins, 1 boy & 1 girl.

I am new to the discussion board world. I learned of CAPtalk.net from a cadet from my area, MATT.

I have been a member of Civil Air Patrol since 1987. I joined as a cadet at the age of 16. You can do the math... I am obviously a senior member now, having been a member longer than many cadets have been alive. I am happily turning 35 in less than a week. More happily I am a mom, thus the user name. I have 10 year old twins, 1 boy & 1 girl.

I am new to the discussion board world. I learned of CAPtalk.net from a cadet from my area, MATT.

Welcome aboard maam.Will we have two new members in a couple of years then?

Strangely enough my daughter, Danielle, is a bit of a princess; her mother is & was a tomboy.

Their dad; Ron, and I are very active in CAP and would love it if they both chose to join. However, we want them to enjoy it and don't think that forcing it would help. Currently they are both in Scouts and like the group type activities. We believe that will help them to make their decisions in the future. They would attend a different squadron from Ron and me, as we are in a senior support squadron. We will let them choose what composite squadron they would feel most comfortable in.

Check out our squadron web site for the activities, most of which I am the project officer for. (Linked on my profile)

Strangely enough my daughter, Danielle, is a bit of a princess; her mother is & was a tomboy.

Their dad; Ron, and I are very active in CAP and would love it if they both chose to join. However, we want them to enjoy it and don't think that forcing it would help. Currently they are both in Scouts and like the group type activities. We believe that will help them to make their decisions in the future. They would attend a different squadron from Ron and me, as we are in a senior support squadron. We will let them choose what composite squadron they would feel most comfortable in.

Check out our squadron web site for the activities, most of which I am the project officer for. (Linked on my profile)

Welcome to CAPTalk! I hope you'll find a nice home here to share ideas, exchange tips, and build a network of CAP friends, acquaintances, and mentors and mentees!

The idea of a Senior Support Squadron is very new to me. Does this unit help augment and support the activities of the other units in the Group, or how does that work?

I am sure that it would differ from place to place as there is no official “Senior Support Squadron” definition.

In Wisconsin they did away with groups some years ago. I personally miss them. Many of the chartered groups became senior squadrons. Each of them is quite different from the next. My unit operates many activities that we open to anyone whom may be interested in attending. The three activities that we host on a set annual schedule are as follows:

Wisconsin Wing’s Military Ball ~ held at the War Memorial & Art Museum on Milwaukee's lake front

Cadex (a cadet run practice ES mission) ~ held at the Kettle Moraine State Forest.

We operate other training as needed, like SLSs, CLCs, etc...

We will also go into other squadrons, as requested, and help them. At one time I ran AE programs for 2 other units who did not have an active AEO. In short we help where ever we can. We have been called gluttons for punishment.[/list]

I am sure that it would differ from place to place as there is no official “Senior Support Squadron” definition.

In Wisconsin they did away with groups some years ago. I personally miss them. Many of the chartered groups became senior squadrons. Each of them is quite different from the next. My unit operates many activities that we open to anyone whom may be interested in attending. The three activities that we host on a set annual schedule are as follows:

Wisconsin Wing’s Military Ball ~ held at the War Memorial & Art Museum on Milwaukee's lake front

Cadex (a cadet run practice ES mission) ~ held at the Kettle Moraine State Forest.

We operate other training as needed, like SLSs, CLCs, etc...

We will also go into other squadrons, as requested, and help them. At one time I ran AE programs for 2 other units who did not have an active AEO. In short we help where ever we can. We have been called gluttons for punishment.[/list]

I hope that I can get some Ideas for my Aerospace Ed lessons, because I'm running out.

Well -- we're here to be of service. Go right ahead and start a new topic about it. Tell us what you've done, what interests your squadron has, and that you're looking for ideas. There will always be some of us here willing to offer experience and ideas.

Head on over to the Aerospace Education forum (listed on the main page), and post your new topic there. It'll be sure to garner some good responses!

Hey, y'all. I recently found this site, and figured I should quit lurking and get active on it. Hence, this introduction.

I've first joined CAP in 1966, when I was taking flying lessons at Dalton Airport in Flushing, Michigan. When I moved to Florida in 1968, I let my membership lapse in order to concentrate on learning my new job as an Air Traffic Controller in Miami.

I rejoined CAP in 1979 when I was contacted by a Cadet Major who was looking for a flight instructor for his solo scholarship. I have enjoyed continuous membership since then, even during a couple of times when I burnt out and went inactive.

I've had the opportunity to serve in a number of different positions, including commander of Cadet, Senior and Composite Squadrons. I'm presently living in the mountains of northern Georgia, where I serve CAP as a Group Commander.

It's great to meet all you folks, and I look forward to posting more as time permits.